Novoair

NOVOAIR
IATA ICAO Callsign
VQ NVQ NOVOAIR
Founded 2007
Commenced operations 9 January 2013[1]
Hubs Shahjalal International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Smiles[2]
Fleet size 6
Destinations 9
Company slogan The Art of Aviation
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Key people
Website flynovoair.com

NOVOAIR (Bengali: নভোএয়ার) is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh[3] operating mostly domestic and a few international flights.

History

NOVOAIR was established in October 2007 as an aviation service provider as the business diversification of parent company "Tusuka Group" with directors Arshad Jamal, Faiz Khan, Mofizur Rahman and Fayzur Rahman Badal. The Process of establishing a scheduled airline began at late 2011. NOVOAIR launched commercial operation on 9 Jan 2013 with Embraer 145 jet aircraft. Later the Embraer fleet was replaced with ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. The airline currently operates to all domestic destination of the country with lone International destination to Kolkata.

In July 2013, NOVOAIR launched Smiles, the frequent-flyer program of the airline.[4] Smiles is the first frequent-flyer program for domestic flights in Bangladesh's aviation history. Tiered benefits include special offers, travel packages, waiting list priority, priority services (sales counter, check-in and boarding) and excess baggage allowance.[2] NOVOAIR received the Monitor's best domestic airlines award in 2014.[5]

NOVOAIR launched international flights on 1 December 2015.[6] The airline is consolidating its domestic network and eyeing for expansion in international sectors.

Destinations

As of 2018, NOVOAIR serves the following destinations:[7]

Country City Airport Notes/Ref
Bangladesh DhakaShahjalal International AirportHub
ChattogramShah Amanat International Airport
Cox's BazarCox's Bazar Airport
RajshahiShah Makhdum Airport
JashoreJessore Airport
SylhetOsmani International Airport
SaidpurSaidpur Airport
BarishalBarishal Airport
IndiaKolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport [8]
MyanmarYangon Yangon International Airport[9] Terminated

Fleet

Novoair was the first and so far the only Bangladeshi airline to use Embraer ERJ 145. However, they later focused on an all-ATR fleet.

The Novoair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2018):[10][11]

Novoair fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
(Economy)		 Notes
ATR 72-500 6 2 68
Total 6 2

References

  1. ↑ "Novoair starts flying". The Daily Star. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 https://www.flynovoair.com/services/smiles
  3. ↑ https://www.flynovoair.com/about
  4. ↑ "Novo Air launches frequent-flyer programme". New Age. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bangladeshi frequent flyers vote for the best". Bangladesh Monitor. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "NovoAir starts flight to Yangon". The Daily Star. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Route Map". Novoair. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "NOVOAIR adds Kolkata service in Dec 2016". routesonline.com. Routes Online. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.thedailystar.net/business/novoair-begins-international-flights-december-163828
  10. ↑ http://media.flynovoair.com/news/4th-aircraft-added-on-novoair-fleet
  11. ↑ "Novoair adds new aircraft to fleet". The Daily Star. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

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